A Concise View of the Constitution of EnglandLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1808 - 448 pages |
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Page 44
... England and Scotland in the same state that they were in at the time of the union ; and the continuance of the municipal laws of Scotland , which are to be still observed in that part of the island , unless altered by parliament . The ...
... England and Scotland in the same state that they were in at the time of the union ; and the continuance of the municipal laws of Scotland , which are to be still observed in that part of the island , unless altered by parliament . The ...
Page 123
... England . Egbert , who was the first king of England , and last of the Saxon heptarchy , was king of the West Saxons , by a long and uninterrupted descent from his ancestors , of above 300 years ; and united the heptarchy in one ...
... England . Egbert , who was the first king of England , and last of the Saxon heptarchy , was king of the West Saxons , by a long and uninterrupted descent from his ancestors , of above 300 years ; and united the heptarchy in one ...
Page 131
... England to cashier their king . Yet nothing can be more falla- cious than such reasoning ; it being the indispen- sable duty of every christian to submit himself to the lawful authority established in his country . So long then as the ...
... England to cashier their king . Yet nothing can be more falla- cious than such reasoning ; it being the indispen- sable duty of every christian to submit himself to the lawful authority established in his country . So long then as the ...
Contents
Of the Laws of England | 34 |
Of Countries subject to the Laws of England | 42 |
Of the absolute Rights of Individuals | 52 |
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